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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

SUMMARY CHARACTERISTICS, QUEENSLAND

As at 30 June 2006, the preliminary Estimated Indigenous Resident Population (ERP) in Queensland was 146,429 (3.6% of all people in Queensland).

Some key characteristics of the Indigenous population in Queensland, based on 2006 Census usual residence data, are listed below.

More than half (57%) of Indigenous respondents were under 25 years of age.

On average there were 3.5 people per Indigenous household.

An Australian Indigenous language was spoken at home by 9% of Indigenous respondents.

32% and 29% of respondents aged 15 years and over stated Year 10 and Year 12 or equivalent as their highest level of schooling respectively.

59% of Indigenous respondents aged 15 years and over were in the labour force. Of these respondents, unemployed persons accounted for 13%.

The most common Occupations reported were Labourers, Community and Personal Service Workers, and Clerical and Administrative Workers (27%, 14% and 12% respectively).

The most common Industries of employment reported were Public Administration and Safety (20%), Health Care and Social Assistance (13%), and Manufacturing (8%).

63% of Indigenous households were living in rented dwellings and 32% of households were living in dwellings that were owned with or without a mortgage.

Summary Table, Queensland

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Persons(a)

Estimated Resident Population(b)

72 728

73 701

146 429

1 969 957

1 975 160

3 945 117

Language spoken at home

English only

52 181

55 559

107 740

. .

. .

. .

Australian Indigenous Languages

5 525

5 721

11 246

. .

. .

. .

Other Languages

1 393

1 365

2 758

. .

. .

. .

Total(c)

59 099

62 645

121 744

. .

. .

. .

Education

Attending

Pre-school

1 714

1 584

3 298

28 410

26 057

54 467

Infants/Primary

10 493

10 232

20 725

165 237

156 797

322 034

Secondary

5 833

5 758

11 591

111 126

110 841

221 967

Technical or Further Educational Institution(d)

866

1 480

2 346

28 623

36 526

65 149

University

659

1 323

1 982

56 068

78 938

135 006

Other/Institution not stated(e)

1 994

2 206

4 200

24 717

30 842

55 559

Total(c)

21 559

22 583

44 142

414 181

440 001

854 182

Highest year of school completed(f)

Year 12 or equivalent

8 858

11 054

19 917

602 460

647 975

1 250 433

Year 11 or equivalent

3 884

4 793

8 677

123 220

120 130

243 351

Year 10 or equivalent

10 438

11 869

22 309

391 350

412 176

803 531

Year 9 or equivalent

4 285

4 004

8 281

88 440

82 269

170 708

Year 8 or below

4 700

4 646

9 346

106 761

109 526

216 291

Did not go to school

540

423

969

6 213

6 621

12 837

Total(c)

32 709

36 790

69 502

1 318 446

1 378 695

2 697 143

Highest non-school qualification(f)

Postgraduate Degree

118

168

286

33 724

26 111

59 835

Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate

89

223

312

13 326

22 375

35 701

Bachelor Degree

726

1 470

2 196

131 376

174 252

305 628

Advanced Diploma and Diploma

917

1 650

2 567

85 622

114 565

200 187

Certificate Level

5 979

4 978

10 957

370 822

167 861

538 683

Total(c)

7 829

8 489

16 318

634 870

505 164

1 140 034

Work

Labour force status

Employed

20 607

17 473

38 085

956 337

817 381

1 773 726

Unemployed

2 978

2 792

5 763

42 171

42 115

84 290

Total labour force

23 584

20 264

43 849

998 514

859 501

1 858 010

Not in the labour force

11 785

18 252

30 034

363 207

563 042

926 251

Top three industries for Indigenous persons(g)

Public Administration and Safety

4 355

3 352

7 707

. .

. .

. .

Health Care and Social Assistance

1 382

3 395

4 777

. .

. .

. .

Manufacturing

2 462

561

3 023

. .

. .

. .

Top three industries for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Retail Trade

. .

. .

. .

87 226

120 848

208 074

Health Care and Social Assistance

. .

. .

. .

37 851

142 490

180 341

Manufacturing

. .

. .

. .

133 116

42 597

175 713

Top three occupations for Indigenous persons(g)

Labourers

6 891

3 244

10 135

. .

. .

. .

Community and Personal Service Workers

1 604

3 854

5 458

. .

. .

. .

Clerical and Administrative Workers

922

3 814

4 736

. .

. .

. .

Top three occupations for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Professionals

. .

. .

. .

142 365

165 422

307 787

Technicians and Trades Workers

. .

. .

. .

234 993

38 481

273 474

Clerical and Administrative Workers

. .

. .

. .

55 388

207 699

263 087

Mean weekly equivalised household income ($)(h)

. .

. .

481

. .

. .

725

Dwellings

Occupied private dwelling(i)

. .

. .

45 940

. .

. .

1 345 695

Average household size

. .

. .

3.5

. .

. .

2.6

Average number of Children under 15

. .

. .

1.2

. .

. .

0.5

Housing tenure

Owned outright

. .

. .

4 478

. .

. .

435 198

Owned with a mortgage

. .

. .

10 192

. .

. .

459 928

Rented

Private

. .

. .

14 754

. .

. .

318 354

State/Territory housing authority

. .

. .

7 517

. .

. .

40 361

Community housing group

. .

. .

4 163

. .

. .

5 833

Other

-

-

1 879

-

-

26 716

Landlord type not stated

. .

. .

668

. .

. .

12 050

Total Rented

. .

. .

28 981

. .

. .

403 314

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) Based on place of usual residence.

(b) Estimates at 30 June 2006 are preliminary and subject to revision. See Glossary. Note: Final estimates have now been released and are available in publication 3238.0.55.001 - Experimental Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Jun 2006.

(c) Excludes persons whose response was not stated.

(d) Includes TAFE Colleges.

(e) Other includes persons who are attending but did not indicate the type of institution.

(f) Persons aged 15 years and over.

(g) Employed persons aged 15 years and over.

(h) Comprises persons in households in which there were no temporarily absent adults and all incomes were fully stated.